Liz Kendall

Local issues in Bradgate Heights

07/02/2010

On 4th February I attended a meeting of the Bradgate Heights Residents Association. It was very helpful to hear about the issues people living here are concerned about, including improving street lighting, sorting out car parking in the area, and making sure the drainage system is safe and effective. The […]

Homepage, Safer, greener communities, Supporting families

Boxing clever

06/02/2010

If truth be told I’m a bit of a fitness fanatic. 5 or 6 mornings a week I go for a run or to the gym. So I thought a trip to the New Parks Community Boxing Gym would be a piece of cake. I couldn’t have been more wrong! […]

Supporting families

Giving children the best start in life

05/02/2010

I think one of Labour’s proudest achievements is our investment in children’s early years. When I was Director of the Maternity Alliance, I saw the difference good quality help and support can make to parents and young children, particularly if it starts very early on in life. We’ve now got […]

Archive, Safer, greener communities

Proposed extension of Gilroes Cemetery

04/02/2010

On January 28th I attended a meeting of the Heathley Park Residents Association to discuss the proposed extension of Gilroes cemetery. The meeting was packed out with more than 70 local people, who strongly oppose the plans. Residents object on religious grounds, because they’re concerned about the impact on house […]

Liz in the news

My take on the ‘Broken Britain?’ debate

04/02/2010

Not for the first time the Westminster week seemed a long way away from the frontline election campaign – at least in the constituency where I’m standing. On Friday, David Cameron cited the appalling case of the two young brothers who tortured a pair of boys in Edlington, south Yorkshire, […]

Liz in the news

My first ‘From the Frontline’ column for Progress: Labour’s election strategy and the huge task ahead

04/02/2010

Labour’s election strategy is slowly beginning to emerge. At the Fabian conference on Saturday, Gordon Brown said social mobility would be not only the defining theme of the campaign but ‘New Labour’s project for the next generation.’ He spelt out his vision of a society where everyone can fulfil their […]

Caring for older people

Helping our ageing population

03/02/2010

The fact that people are living longer is something we should celebrate. But our ageing population also brings challenges – for families, businesses, public services and public attitudes towards the way older people are seen and treated. I’m proud of Labour’s record in Leicester West: Winter Fuel Payments of £250 […]

Safer, greener communities, Supporting families

More action to tackle anti-social behaviour

03/02/2010

You might not believe it when you read the newspapers! But good progress is being made in Leicester West: there are more police, including a neighbourhood police team in every area, crime is being reduced and our Labour council and Labour government have helped fund new play areas like the […]

More affordable housing

More housing help for Leicester West

03/02/2010

Housing is one of the most important issues in this constituency. I know people don’t like it when Labour politicians talk about the problems caused by the last Conservative Government! But the truth is we’re still dealing with their failed legacy on housing: their failure to build new council houses […]

Jobs, skills and training

New skills for young people

05/01/2010

One of the things I love about being a Prosepective Parliamentary Candidate (basically an aspiring MP) is that I get to meet all sorts of people and organisations doing fantastic things in Leicester West. I recently visited two inspirational projects that are helping to give young people in this constituency the […]